All southbound lanes of I-75 will be closed beginning tonight at 7 p.m. for emergency repairs at the Old Grassdale Road overpass south of exit 296 in Bartow County. The damage was caused by a tractor-trailer when the boom of the track hoe it was carrying struck a bridge beam. No injuries were reported, but a bridge […]
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These Georgia landmarks are in danger of disappearing forever
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2022 list of 10 Places in Peril in the state. “This is the Trust’s seventeenth annual Places in Peril list,” said Mark C. McDonald, president and CEO of the Trust. “To date, 95% of past Places in Peril sites are still in existence. We hope the list will continue to bring preservation […]
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Search continues for missing Tybee Island man
TYBEE ISLAND — Police in Tybee Island are asking for your help locating a man who has been missing since Monday. Lucas Gooden recently moved to Tybee Island for work and was staying in a local motel. Police say none of his family or friends have seen or heard from him since Monday. Since his […]
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Roswell residents must register their security alarms
ROSWELL — Beginning Monday, Dec. 6, Roswell residents and business owners will have 60 days to register their alarms with the city, in accordance with Roswell’s updated False Alarm Ordinance, which was passed in April. The ordinance is in place to reduce the number of false alarms by fining residents and businesses for false alarm calls. […]
Posted inCoronavirus
Which counties in Georgia have the highest COVID-19 death rate?
As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and every county therein—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of Dec. 1 had reached780,784 COVID-19-related deaths and 48.6 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 […]
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Two arrested in shooting death of 18-year-old in Macon parking lot
Two people were arrested in connection with the shooting death of 18-year-old Montaveous Raines Jr. in a Macon parking lot last month. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s office, 18-year-old Jaylen Bryce Smith and 19-year-old Jordan Michael Mullis were taken to the Investigations Division to be interviewed about the shooting. Through the course of the investigation investigators discovered that […]
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Gwinnett man killed in hit-and-run collision
One man was injured and another dead after a hit-and-run crash in Gwinnett County last week. Police are still searching for the driver who caused the collision. When it happened: November 24 at about 6:40 a.m. Where it happened: S.R. 8, also known as Winder Highway and Still Road. What happened: According to police, 56-year-old […]
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Cobb County police rescue kidnapped children
Three kidnapped children have been rescued by Cobb County police officers after their father was stabbed and they were taken. Police officers responded to a person stabbed at a home on Mableton Parkway in Mableton Wednesday at about 9 p.m. They found a 31-year-old man inside his trailer suffering from several sharp force trauma injuries […]
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Roswell police arrest bank robbery suspect within 10 minutes
ROSWELL — Roswell police arrested a bank robbery suspect less than 10 minutes after the bank robbery occurred. According to police, 35-year-old Joseph Matthews, of Lithonia, was arrested for an armed bank robbery in the afternoon of Nov. 30. Shortly after 1 p.m. officers were dispatched to an armed robbery at the Chase Bank at […]
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Son accused of assaulting father in Macon arrested
The juvenile suspected of assaulting his father causing a serious head injury last week in Macon was found in Dodge County and was taken into custody. The boy was taken to the Cadwell RYDC. He is being charged with Aggravated Assault. The father is still being treated at Atrium Health Navicent and is listed in a critical but stable […]
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Alpharetta man pleads guilty to assaulting officers during U.S. Capitol attack
A Georgia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting two law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Kevin Douglas Creek, 47, of Alpharetta, faces up to eight years in prison, three years of supervised probation and a $250,000 fine. According to federal court documents, Creek struck the left hand of an […]
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Georgians React to Stacey Abrams Running for Governor
Stacey Abrams announced earlier today that she would be running for governor of Georgia again. Predictably, the announcement brought jeers from the right and cheers from the left. Abrams has become a household name in both parties, being hailed by one and despised by the other. Republicans responded to the announcement before news organizations could […]
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Rematch? Stacey Abrams Says She’s Running for Governor Again
Democratic rising star Stacey Abrams is running for governor of Georgia, ending speculation about her plans and setting up a likely rematch against embattled Gov. Brian Kemp in a state controlled by Republicans that voted for Democratic candidates in 2020. Abrams announced her campaign Wednesday with a video called “One Georgia” that touts her work […]
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Suspect in shooting of DeKalb County deputies killed by police
LITHONIA — The Lithonia man who shot two DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputies this morning has been killed after engaging in gunfire with law enforcement tactical units that were attempting to arrest him. Several metro law enforcement agencies joined the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office in pursuit of 38 year-old Edward Allen Gatling today in areas adjacent […]
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Will Georgia have a white Christmas this year?
With a growing number of places across the United States getting their first snowflakes of the season, it’s once again that time of year to break out the hot chocolate and look ahead at the chances of a white Christmas across the contiguous U.S. A climate pattern well-known for bringing precipitation to the northern tier […]
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Atlanta reacts to Andre Dickens winning the mayor’s race
Atlanta voters overwhelmingly chose Andre Dickens to be the city’s 61st mayor in Tuesday’s election. Dickens beat Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore in the runoff election, getting more than 60% of the vote. In the Nov. 2 election, Dickens was overshadowed by former mayor Kasim Reed’s bid to regain his old post, and shocked […]
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Find out where Georgia’s highways rank nationally
Georgia’s highway system ranks 14th in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to a new study. The Reason Foundation, a Los Angeles-based libertarian think tank, in its Annual Highway Report placed Georgia near the bottom in urban fatality rate but ranked the Peach State No. 1 in condition of urban arterial highways and third […]
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Clayton County Police officer killed in line of duty
A Clayton County Police officer was killed during a tragic series of events last night at about 8:40 p.m. According to the Clayton County Police Department, the ordeal began with a drive-by shooting near the 3600 block of Jarvis Court in Rex. Another caller reported a woman lying motionless in the yard. A third call […]
